Models : the third dimension of science / edited by Soraya de Chadarevian and Nick Hopwood.

Other author Chadarevian, Soraya de.
Other author Hopwood, Nick.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxvi, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesWriting science
Writing science. ^A350611
Contents Dimensions of modelling / Nick Hopwood and Soraya de Chadarevian -- Representing invention, viewing models / Malcolm Baker -- Plastic anatomies and artificial dissections / Renato G. Mazzolini -- Fish and ships: models in the age of reason / Simon Schaffer -- Modelling monuments and excavations / Christopher Evans -- Monsters at the Crystal Palace / James A. Secord -- Plastic publishing in embryology / Nick Hopwood -- Casting skin: Meanings for doctors, artists and patients / Thomas Schnalke -- Molecules and croquet balls / Christoph Meinel -- Mathematical models / Herbert Mehrtens -- Science, art and authenticity in natural history displays / Lynn K. Nyhart -- Models and the making of molecular biology / Soraya de Chadarevian -- Secrets hidden in 2-D: The economy as a hydraulic machine / Mary S. Morgan and Marcel Boumans -- From model kits to interactive computer graphics / Eric Francoeur and Jérôme Segal -- Three-dimensional models in philosophical perspective / James Griesemer -- Material models as visual culture / Ludmilla Jordanova.
Local noteLittle-344809--305131050539Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003025168
ISBN0804739714 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780804739719 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0804739722 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780804739726 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks Q223 .M58 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold